Monday, August 31, 2009

SMOOTH OPERATOR! He has arrived!


Written by John Mischief for Sinner Magazine

For the past few months I’ve had the extreme pleasure of getting to know an amazing soul, Author London Kennedy. He has brightened my own horizons. Now, I know you’re staring at the page saying, “Come on Mischief. Don’t gimme this bunch of baloney.” Well you will take this baloney and you’ll like it Bitch!  London Kennedy is one of the most inspirational people that I’ve ever met. Any woman who’s read his book M.O. (Multiple Orgasms), will tell you he uses words like a lover uses feathers. Read a verse and try to convince me otherwise. If you don’t end up weak in the knees and moist all over, I’ll eat this article! I wondered what drives a man to write a book like M.O. and I figured the only way to find out is to ask the man himself. What transpired is what lays before you now.

Tell me. Where does London Kennedy come from? Where did you grow up? Are all the brothas back there smooth like you or was this cultivated like a fine pearl? 
I grew up in Yonkers, NY, migrated to Dallas, TX on Mom’s job transfer and spent summers in Macon, Georgia with Dad’s family. Talk about a culture shock! I went from the concrete jungle to the dirt road and spent six months in speech therapy learning to say my R’s and S’s correctly. I was truly a product of the inner city. Although, it didn’t take long before the southern hospitality took root; I matured (a little), and graduated as a student-athlete from the University of Texas at Austin and earned a Masters at UNLV. My wife’s a beautiful soul/smoking-hot and I’m blessed with two gorgeous children. They took after Mama.
As for the smooth brothas back home, I’ll let them speak for themselves. Do pardon my angelic grin.

Continue reading the rest of this article at:

Thanks again Sinner Magazine.
I'm toooo proud of this dude!

My brother,
Dominic

Thursday, August 27, 2009

Who are you thinking?


As a man thinks, he is...
                        James Allen

Simple but effective,
Dominic

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Whew Clarence!!!!!

Each week tens of thousands of diners eat at an Olive Garden or Red Lobster
restaurant. Few of these diners know that the CEO heading these large restaurant chains is a black man.

Clarence Otis Jr. is the CEO of Darden Restaurants Inc., the largest casual dining operator in the nation. The firm operates nearly 1,400 company-owned restaurants coast to coast serving 300 million meals annually. Darden employs 150,000 workers and has annual revenues of $6 billion.


Born in Vicksburg, Mississippi, Otis moved to Los Angeles when he was 6 years old. His father was a high school dropout who worked as a janitor.




The family lived in Watts at the time of the 1965 riots. In the post-Watts period, Otis recalls being stopped and questioned by police several times a year because of the color of his skin.


A high school guidance counselor recommended him for a scholarship at Williams College, the highly selective liberal arts institution in Massachusetts. Otis graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Williams and went on to earn a law degree at Stanford.


Otis landed on Wall Street as a merger and acquisitions attorney for J.P. Morgan Securities. He joined Darden Restaurants in 1995 as corporate treasurer. He became CEO in 2004.


Written by: Shawn Williams

dallassouthblog.com


New Focus,

Dominic

Enough is Enough!

It has been said that there are 4 basic emotions that cause people to act.  These emotions, which I will only name one today, can lead to life change.

I'll give you a hint on the first one, "Enough is enough, I'm not taking this mess anymore! I'm fed up!"  Sounds like change to me.

Sound familiar?

This one is my favorite, DISGUST.

I don't need to elaborate because we all have a different story to tell with this little bugger.  Some more than others, especially women.

I'll hit you with number 2 in the next post.

Stay Ready,
Dominic

Saturday, August 15, 2009

I had no idea...


...and probably neither did you!! LOL!

The Power of 50 Cent

Ok, for those of you that know me personally know, I am a fragrance fanatic.  The only reason I'm not what the industry calls a "perfumer" is because?  Hmmm, I guess I'm just now really learning to research what I enjoy?  Honestly, I don't know.

(note to self: a black perfumer in the states?  LOL! Thats like Obama becoming president...)

Anyway, while hunting for more scents online I haven't been exposed to, I stumbled upon Power by 50 Cent.  Yes, you are reading this right, the rapper!  

Yes, another fragrance to come from the world of hip-hop arriving exclusively at Macy's Fall 2009.  Unlike a lot of other fragrances with non-participating celebrity names on them, Mr. Curtis Jackson himself participated in the making of this product.  However, the main person putting the scent together is an individual they call a Nose, which was Harry Fremont.  (more on Harry later)

I really doubt that I will purchase, but I'll definitely drop in Macy's to smell what 50 (aka the businessman) has released.

Puzzled, but not surprised.  Do ya thang Fitty!


Stay Ready,
Dominic

Monday, August 10, 2009

Smell Good??

Over  the weekend I finally had a chance to check out the new men's fragrance Diesel put out with Common's name on it.
Really neat marketing with the fist as a bottle, and I'm a big Common fan from waaaaaaaay back in the day!

However, do I really believe he actually wears this particular fragrance? NO!
I'm not saying the scent was bad, lets just say the bottle looked better than what the fragrance smelled.  In all honesty, Diesel did not put as much effort into this cologne as they did their first scent, Fuel For Life.  I thought the first scent was too heavy, but definitely better than their second effort.

Well, don't get me wrong, I would let my son wear it, but I wouldn't touch it.  So hip-hop is now batting about 1 and  4 in the fragrance game.  Compared to our music, I guess we got a ways to go in the smell good department.

Keep Sniffin',
Dominic

Monday, August 3, 2009

Vintage

Every once in a while it's good to revisit the somewhat forgotten classics of our childhood...

Dominic